Caram3l writes:

Sign up now!


Amidst all the news of the day, why not take a break and sign up for your chance to win Recon early?  You don't need to be a professional player and you might even win prizes simply by participating.  Plus, all proceeds go to a great charity, Child's Play!

Today is the day.  If you want to sign up, now is the time.

"HUD is about to start registrations and today will be your only opportunity to sign up for a chance at one of the 15 sets of Recon as well as some of the other sweet prizes we have for you.  Remember you don't have to win in order to possibly get a prize of some kind.

Currently we still have a load of room for people to enter in all of the brackets:

76 open slots in FFA
108 open slots in BUNGLE PRO FFA
18 open slots for teams in 4v4
8 open slots for teams in Double
23 open slots for teams in BUNGLE Team 3v3
18 open slots in the Obstacle Course

Even if you don't wish to compete for fear of not winning, we highly suggest you do it anyway.  This will be a lot of fun for everyone even if they don't luck out and get first.  Remember there are three spare sets of Recon that will be going to people who do not win, but manage to do something else totally rad or cool.  Other spare prizes might also find their way into the hands of people who make an impression on us.

We will be closing sign ups come 12:00AM PST tomorrow, and if you have not signed up by then your chance is gone. So quickly head over to Facility B5D and participate in something that not only lands you some sweet prizes, but makes you feel good inside."

Hope Unto Dawn Child's Play Tournament

KillaXIV writes:

Mass carnage in high definition.


Too many medals to count, 360Cinema's Top 10 Halo 3 Exterminations features some of the best plays they collected from you, the community.  Interested?  Links and description below.  Check out their YouTube Channel to submit your own clips.

"The Top 10 Halo 3 Exterminations has arrived. Thank you to all of the submissions, if you didn’t make it in this time keep watching 360Cinema for more opportunities to get involved."




YouTube - Top 10 Halo 3 Exterminations HD

360Cinema's YouTube page

The Top 10:
1. blackcardd (USA)
2. evilflame2
3. kattle
4. MLG CoNsEqUeNcE
5. Da ChoZzen OnE (Canada)
6. TheSavior117
7. ZKilla56 (Canada)
8. ERIKAMUNDSON817 (USA)
9. LnD H3r0 (Canada)
10. McMOMz

The Catfish 16 writes:

What happened here?


The Catfish returns with several questions, all the answers, and a new page out of 2501.  Check it out.

"Hello all, I'm back.  If you didn't notice I was gone then....well you didn't notice, but I'm back anyway. Why was I gone, you may ask. Well, I was revising for exams. Less revising to do now so I've knocked these up.

What about the two you missed last week I hear you say. Well as a special bonus, everyday this week (Mon-Fri) I'll be releasing a comic so I'll be back up on schedule. So, without further delay here is today's one for y'all."

59 - Handy

The Catfish

americanista123 writes:

Flame attack!


B5DAmericanista returns after a brief hiatus.  File Shares have been scoured.  A fourth montage has been formed (like Voltron, but only slightly less awesome).  Check it out.

"Bungie is back! See what it's like playing Halo 3 through the eyes of the creators themselves. See how Bungie's finest entertain us with some pretty sick plays. Here we go again. Enjoy and thanks for watching! - To the guys over at Bungie, thanks for the great plays! Rock on!"



YouTube - Bungie Employees' Killtage 4

Rav Raider writes:

I'm no demon...

Today's Reclaimer is out and ahead of schedule. Reclaimer is busy at work and continuing to be introspective. Hmm, what a coincidence. That's almost the name of the comic!

Reclaimer 191 - Introspection

undr zid writes:

"Monitors at the ready!"

Forge Cafe is holding their third official Forge contest.  This time out they're looking for aesthetically pleasing creations.  Everything is fair game.  If you're interested in participating, check out the description, read the rules, and follow the link below.

"When does it Start?

Well, Today. Sunday, May 31, 2009. It is going to be another two week contest. Plenty of time to brainstorm some ideas and create something that will blow us away. If needed, the Staff will throw up a vote after two weeks and consider an extension. We want to see your best, and if it takes more that two weeks, we will be glad to give you some additional time.

When does it End? June 14, 12:00 p.m. CST.

Any questions, post them in the forums, or message a Staff Member. Everyone is invited to join in on our contests, and participate in the fun. So if you think you can forge, we want to see what you can do! We expect to see your creation soon! Good Luck!

-zid, and the Forge Cafe Staff"

Forge Cafe Group Home

Master Chief writes:

King of the Hill!

DigitalPh33r is still going strong with episode 13 of Arby 'n' the Chief season three.  If you're still watching, check it out.  If not, jump back in.

Adult language.

"A matchmaking game of King of the Hill on Guardian mysteriously breaks down due to an unknown error, and as Master Chief, the Arbiter and six other players refuse to leave because of fear of losing experience points or other personal reasons, they are forced to mingle with one another. Tempers shortly flare though as each player has a different favorite machinima director and ends up designating a portion of the level to himself, and it's up to the Arbiter to put everything right. "

YouTube - Arby 'n' the Chief S3E13: "King"

Score Recon and turn your screenshot into a masterpiece.


For the few folks who got eyes on the update early and balked at the terrible wall of text that greeted them, or for those who simply haven't seen the announcement yet, we're going to ask you to check it out before we dig in.  Go on, have yourself a read.  Pay close attention to the bit talking about Haloscreenshots.com.  It's important.

Haloscreenshots.com BWU Announcement

You might want to familiarize yourself with their website too.  Why?  Haloscreenshots.com is sweetening the deal for this weekend's Recon contest, throwing in some prizes for the top three that dare we say, might even be better than slipping into some new armor.  Don't believe us?  You should.  We've had hands on with their wares and we're thoroughly impressed.  When they say their prints are museum gallery quality, they aren't resorting to hyperbole.

The Payoff

In addition to earning a set of Recon Armor, Haloscreenshots.com will be bestowing the top three screenshots selected from the pool of  this week's winners with the following prizes:

1st Place -  Complimentary Framed Canvas, a spot in their website banner, and a position in their Best of the Best gallery.

2nd Place - Complimentary Framed Print.

3rd Place - Complimentary Unframed Print.

(They're also going to take care of all the shipping and handling charges.)


The Details

We're going to open it up this week.  We want to see the best you have to offer.  No theme and no gametype constraints.  Play anything you like from the time of this posting until the end of the month, snap your best screenshot, and upload it into your File Share.  Tag it HSSBOB and we'll take a look.  Sound easy?  Better bring your "best of the best" to the battlefield.  We're going to be looking for art worthy screenshots this time out.

The contest begins *now*. 

Screenshots must be taken from games that were played after the time of this posting and cannot be submitted after midnight, May 31st 2009, PST.

Screenshots may be taken in any gametype.  Customs, Forge, Matchmaking, Campaign...whatever.  Anything goes.

One tagged screenshot per File Share.  Gallery uploads do not count.  You do not need to remove the other content from your File Share.

Screenshot must be tagged HSSBOB.  Capitalization and punctuation is inconsequential.

Cheaters and boosters need not apply.  Number of tags and/or rating will not affect the outcome of the contest, but your screenshot may be removed from contention if you annoy, harass, or otherwise attempt to influence the outcome by abusing these systems.  We'll probably ban you too.  And send you a annoying message to harass you afterward.

Keep all discussion, questions, and screenshot showcasing in the thread attached to this news post.

Other than that, have fun, remember to check out the new screenshot feature provided by Haloscreenshots.com, and may the best screenshots win!

"Read all about what makes this end-of-the-line train car tick."


Jdars with Team Pepto has prepped another Aesthetic Artist for interview.  If you're interested in check out out some words and screenshots from privat3 caboose, who you may know by another name, click the link below to check it out.

Week 8 Aesthetic Artist Interview: Supergrunt19

Nudge, nudge.


Just a gentle reminder, sign ups for the Hope Unto Dawn Tournament series will be opening up tomorrow evening, Saturday, May 30th, for everyone. If you still don't know what Hope Unto Dawn is you really ought to head over to FacilityB5D.com and check it out. It's for a great cause, and you don't even have to participate to donate! For anyone wondering where the funding is going, all donations made through the PayPal Widget go directly into the Child's Play Charity account.

Remember, there are 15 sets of recon up for grabs and a load of other sweet prizes as well! See you there!

Hope Unto Dawn

b12y4n 51m0n writes:

Only a few days left to make beautiful mythic music.

So far there are 102 entries.  Have you submitted yours yet?  Watch the announcement video to see contest details. Check out some of the entries too and find your favorite. If you want to chat about it, discuss it in the B.net thread.

The man formerly known as spartacus280.


RandomSauce roped yet another machinima director into an interview.  Interested?  Good.  You can check it out over at HBO using the link below.  How's that for handy?

Director Dialogues: kootra

Senor Cuban writes:

Another reason you shouldn't veto Snowbound.

If you need some help finding a few good set pieces to stage your screenshots in, a cuban cat has some tips and tricks ready in video form.  Font snobs need not apply, we're pretty sure we've spotted Comic Sans in the wild, but if you just want to learn a couple of insider tips and tricks, you might want to check it out.

"Follow a cuban cat as he explores the depths of Snowbound, revealing secrets screenshot artist use to get the best shots."

YouTube - Colors ep. 2 Snowbound

Honing in.


As quickly as we made mention of Leviathan's new comic series, he's crafted a fourth entry.  If you enjoyed the prelude and the opening trio of episodes, you should definitely tune into this new one.  It seems as the storyline progresses, so does the art style.  Pretty nice.

A Sangheili's War Is Never Over - Part 4

Firestorm183 writes:

Spanish 101.


We don't speak Spanish.  As a result, this video may contain nothing but expletives.  A long, offensive string of nothing but cussing.  That would be so awesome.  It's probably pretty clean though.  If you're into being bilingual, check out the The Spanish Machinima below.

"For my Spanish 1 class at school we either had to perform a skit in front of the class, or make a video about people at a restaurant and in the market.  I decided to make a video, and of course I chose to make a halo 3 machinima.  My class and teacher loved it and had no clue how I made a video with a video game.  Yeah, they're noobs.  I had to put some tee-bagging, so I fit it in there.  I'm not sure how my teacher liked that part.  I ended up getting a 95% on the video."

YouTube - The Spanish Machinima

Vinnie13 writes:

What the hell is a Sikfest anyway?

OMG had another LAN party.  They captured the footage.  You can watch it.  And you should.

"It's a LAN Party of course.  Every three months or so, Sikamikanico hosts one for the members of a group started on Bungie.net, OMG.  The first was held almost three years ago, and back then it was quite a gutsy decision to invite a load of strangers to come round and play games, but nothing can bring people together quite like Halo on LAN.

This video is to commemorate old friends long gone to pastures new, to flags lost and bombs planted, to Mongoose runs thwarted at the last second - but most of all, for the guys over at OMG.

Enjoy!"

Wegame.com - OMG Presents: Sikfest IX

Download file via Filefront.com

BlackOpsSpartan writes:

A parody of a parody?


ChrisOfTheDead took some of the "writing" from last week's update and whipped it up into short little machinima that mirrors some of the sequences from Watchmen.  Dude needs to get better scripts.  He's got the voice down pat though.

YouTube - Bungie Watchmen

JakFireDragon writes:

"Bring on the Summer!"

My Halo Life is back with a new montage full of community clips and a new website designed to show them off and give you a place to submit your own.  If you're interested in participating, they've supplied a pair of links inline.  If you just want to watch, there's a video below.

"Well the Summer months have now begun, for most of us anyway, so as a little present, here's Episode 7 full of the usual kills, skills and well, things that can only happen in Halo 3. Thank you to the 300+ people who submitted for this episode and make sure to submit for Episode 8.

Feel free to sign up at our new site again, and check out our forums


YouTube - My Halo Life: Episode 7

OMG iTz AnTi PRO writes:

Hey, you hungry?


Seems like we've seen this machinima before.  That's okay, it's pretty short.  Check it out if you like naughty language and simulated violence.  Oh, and machinima.

"Arm The Flag would like to address a problem that a lot of machinima directors run into: Originality. We do our business on the Internet, which billions of people around the world contribute to. ATF would like to say that on the Internet there are no original ideas. Someone somewhere has probably done it or something similar. So don't be a hater.  Enjoy good machinima."



YouTube - MicroMachinima Episode 4: Originality

The prize at the end of the road.


Over at HBO, Leviathan explores what could happen to the splintered Covenant elements in a post Halo 3 universe.  Employing an art style that has become increasingly detailed and colorful, there's now a prelude and three episodes online for your to enjoy.  Check them all out at the links below.

A Sangheili's War Is Never Over

Prelude  Part 1  Part 2  Part 3

nano writes:

Love rendered in a single take.


Nano000 used the Render-to-Video beta to craft a Rube Goldberg device paying homage to his favorite developer.  Can you guess where his affinity lies?  Yeah, we're not much on modesty this morning.

Bungie.net - Showing My Luv

M0N0P0LY KiNg writes:

Who know how to disarm it?!

Is it the red wire or the blue wire?  Find out how not to disarm a bomb in this Halo 3 machinima that contains naughty language in loud voices.  And Internet jokes.

"A Halo 3 Machinima about a group of people desperately struggling to disarm the bomb on Last Resort. Red team may have no clue how to disarm the bomb, but they do have the internet and of its glory."

YouTube - How Not to Disarm the Bomb